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INVENTORJ Hen/2y MAX .sPe/Nse HERMAN 650265 725/55 5 m now/U 7 H q $1 i ATTORNEY H. M. SPRINGER ET AL Aug. 10, 1954 PACKAGE DISPLAY STAND Filed June 18, 1951 g- 0, 1954 H. M. SPRINGER E AL PACKAGE DISPLAY STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 18, 1951 INVENTORS. HEN/2y MAX SPRINGER B HEEMA/V 502 5 TEE/5s Patented Aug. 10, 1954 UNITED STATES PTENT FF'iC'E PACKAGE DISPLAY STAND Application June 18, 1951, Serial No...232,214

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a display stand and oo-ordinately to a complementary package adapted to be displayed thereon.

In the merchandising of articles such as packaged razor blades and the like, it hasbeen found helpful that a stand be provided to receive a number of these packages and that the'stand and the-package be of such nature and so related that a supply of packages may be effectively displayed and quick separation of one of them for sale, permitted. It is therefore the general object of the invention to provide an improved arrange ment whereby anumberof such packages may be suitably displayed for maximum convenience and sale advantages.

'It is another object of this invention to provide a self supporting stand which may be readily, efficiently and economically manufactured and which is adapted to support atplurality of merchandise packages in stacked relation. in .a firm and secure manner.

A further-object of thisinvention is to provide a display stand whereona plurality ofmerchandisc packages may bercadilypositioned in stacks relation; such packages being capable of being quickly and readily removed therefrom, and wherein the merchandise packages are displayed with a minimum amount of obstruction of the packages or its contents from the view of the purchaser.

It isalso an object of this invention to provide a merchandising package wherein a combination of items such as a razor and razor blade combinaticn may be readily packed and held against displacement and wherein a cover of transparent material is provided to permitthe contents thereof to be viewed without the opening of the package A still further object of thisinvention is to provide an improved merchandising package which permits a plurality of them to be retained in Fig. 5 is a cross-section of a fragment of the bottom portion of said box taken along line 55 of Fig. land showing an abutment wall;

Fig. 6 is a cross-section of a fragment of the bottom portion of said box taken along line 6-63 of Fig. 1 and, showing another abutment wall;

Fig. 7 is a cross-section of the box shown in Fig. 1 taken along line 'l--'l thereof;

Fig-.3 is a perspective view of the display stand;

Fig 9 is abottom view of the base of said stand;

Fig. 10 is a cross-section of Fig. 9 taken along line l9--lil thereof;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary enlarged cross-section of a detail of construction;

Fig. 12 is a side elevational view of tie top of said stand; and

Fig.13 is a perspective view of the stand carrying a number of boxes or packages.

Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 13 illustrate the package or box 20 of the display combination. Said box is comprised of a bottom portion 2i and a cover nor" tion .22. The bottom and cover are secured to each other as by a hinge arra igement comprised of apair of pintles 23 which extend from the sides of the box bottom adapted to enter periorations formed in depending cars it on the cover. The package is shown in the drawings as devised for packaging a razor and razor blade dispenser combination whose-structural details will now be set forth. Abutment walls 25, 2t and 2? retain a razor therein against displacement. A complementary abutment. wall 28 on cover 22 bears against the raz..r handle when the box is closed.

Partitioning walls 2-5 define a, chamber for a razor blade dispensing magazine or the like to be seated on bottom 2 l.

She front wall of the bottom of the container is provided withan indentation Bil, the upper edge of which carriesa projecting lip 3 A. similar indentation 3! is provided on the front wall of the cover and carries a ledge 32 which extends across thebott-om edge thereof. Said ledge may advantageously be formed integrally with the wallsof said indentation. A slot 33 is formed in ledge 32 and is adapted to receive lip 34 at'the upper edge. of the wall of the bottom ;portion of the container. Said slot is adapted to receive the lip; the arrangement being such as to permit lip 34 to enter slot 33 and to engage the edge of said slot when the bottom and cover are brought together. The box is thus latched closed. In order to release th cover it is merely necessary to press against the wall of indentation 30 thereby disengaging the latch arrangement and permitting the box to be'opened. The use of this indented construction for the latch mechanism has been found to be particularly advantageous, since the use of plastic material in the manu facture of such boxes exposes any unsupported protrusions or projections to chipping, fracture and breakage. By means of the arrangement here shown, ledge 32 is located within the space formed by the indentation and connected. to the walls thereof along three of its sides. The ledge is thus protected against accidental breakage or fracture.

The rear walls of the bottom and cover portions of the box are provided with recesses or grooves 35 and 36 respectively. lhe side walls of said grooves are arcuate in form thereby forming channels adapted to receive the rods or standards of the display stand. The side or channeled walls 31 of the bottom portion of the container converge towards the upper edge thereof to form substantially dovetail grooves. Similarly, the channeled walls 38 of the cover portion of the container converge toward the lower edge thereof to form a substantially dovetail groove in the reverse direction. There is thus formed a continuous groove having a restricted central portion and diverging openings at the ends. The purpose of this arrangement will more clearly appear hereafter.

The stand portion of the display combination is designated generally by the numeral 39 and is illustrated in Figs. 8, 9, and 13. As will be seen from said figures the stand is comprised of a base '40 formed of an inclined front wall ii, side Walls 42 and rear wall 43. Top wail M is formed with transverse members 45 to which additional support is given by means of webs 4B terminating at posts t! which project from the interior of rear wall 43. Posts 41 are provided with axial bores 48, the upper portions of which are countersunk or enlarged as shown at 49 and which may be more clearly seen from Fig. 11. The restricted portions of bores 48 form sockets which are adapted to receive and retain parallel spaced upright rods or standards so. The upper ends of standards 50 are provided with a closed end 6i which is a loop of substantially it-shape. The lower end of the loop is provided with lateral extensions 52 which connect with standards 50. Said loop is angularly inclined with respect to said standards to facilitate the introduction of a box on said stand.

As will be more clearly seen from Fig. 13, a plurality of boxes may be mounted on the display stand in stacked relation. In mounting a box upon the stand the upper ends of the standards are introduced into grooves 35 and 39 in the rear wall of the container. The restricted central portion of the grooves is somewhat smaller than the spacing of the standards and serves to flex said standards thereby causing said box to be firmly grasped and frictionally retained on the stand. Resistance to flexing at the upper ends of the standards is greater than along the remaining portions thereof due to the additional rigidity imparted thereto at this point by the U- It has been found advantageous to form the boxes with covers of transparent material in order to permit the contents thereof to be readily viewed without opening the package. The uppermost box thus freely held serves to effectively display the products positioned therein. Although normally it is undesirable to open such packages prior to sale, it may at times be neces-- sary to open one to permit an examination of the contents. The present arrangement permits this to be readily accomplished by merely moving the box upwardly to a point where only the grooves on the bottom portion of the box are engaged with the standards. This permits the cover to be opened and rest against the inclined U-shaped loop at the end of the standards. The reverse dovetail groove permits the boxes to be readily moved along the standards without binding and yet acts to securely and firmly retain said boxes in aligned position.

It should also be noted that the standards are not anchored directly at the base but extend free- 1y through the enlarged or countersunk portions of the posts or sockets. This arrangement permits the bottom portion of the standard to be more readily flexed than would be the case if the standards were anchored as it enters the base and thus permits the ready movement of the bot tom box. The location of the standards at the rear of the base permits an unobstructed View of the boxes from three sides thereby giving maximum merchandising advantage to the display arrangement.

Having thus described our invention and illustrated its use, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

For use with a container having a, channel formed in one of its walls, a display stand for supporting said container comprising a base and two upstanding standards secured to said base in parallel relationship to each other, the upper ends of said two standards being connected together by a web, said web being comprised of a loop and two lateral extensions connected to said standards, said loop being inclined with respect to said standards, whereby said standards will be adapted to be received in the channels of said container.

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